Tile and means for securing same in place.



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Patented Mar. 27, |900.

H. HUBERT. TILE AND MEANS F08 SEUURING SAME IN PLACE.

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No. 646,I78.

Patented Mar. 27,- 1900. H.-Hunr. T|L-E AND MEANS F03 SECUBING SAME INPLACE.

( Application led Apr. 13, 1898*.)

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wams Pimps no.. Pnmumu. wAsulNnTo duce a tile that can be placed back tobackv NITE STATES i-rENEi HUBERT, or DETROIT, MrcHiGAN.

sPEcmIcATroN forming part of Letters Patent No. clients, dated March 27,196e.

pplication iiled April 13, 1898. Serial No. 677,458. (No model.)

panying drawings, which form a part of this' specification.

This invention relates to tile and the means for fastening tile in placeon walls and ceiling; and it has for its object an improvedfinishing-tile that is to be used for an interior construction andfinish or the exterior coatings of buildings.

The particular object of the invention is to produce a tile that isadapted to be secured to the wall of a building or to the ceiling of abuilding by means. of hooks and socketplates so arranged as to beentirely concealed when the tile is in place.

A second object of the invention is to produce a tile that is adapted toengage with adjacent tiles with an interposed cushion of flexiblematerial, which will enable the adjacent tiles to be drawn into tightcontact without danger of breaking or marring the surface of the tile inany way.v j

Another object of the i-nvention is to prowith a similarly-constructedtile and with an interposed deadening of leXible material, like felt orsome similar material, or without such interposed deadening, but withprojections on the one tile cemented to corresponding projections on theother, or the same tile may be used in a wall in which similar tiles areplaced on the opposite face of the wall with the projections lapping by,so as to make a'wall of less thickness thanwhere the two are cementedtogether, as just previously described, or there may be a space betweenthe two facings-such, for instance, as the spaces arranged for` slidingdoors to draw back into.

Another object of the invention is the socket-piece by means of whichthe tile are held by a wire hook or bolt to the studding or joist.

Still another object of the invention is to produce a tile with moldingson the rear side, near the edges thereof, of peculiar shape, such thatwhen the tile are assembled there will be a round or substantially roundhole surrounding the studding, and the space between the studding andthe tile and molding may be'lled with suitable material, so as to obtainand yform a strong and solid bond withthe studdingi and still anotherobject of the invention' is to produce Va tilethe back of which isformed with cavities into which may A.be pressed o'r placed materialthat isjrion-cnengaging with the netting are rmly in the tile andengaging with holding-screws hold the tile iirmly in place. l

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of the rear of the tile.

wires and woven webwhich lie in the body of the tile. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section. Fig. 4 is a top edge view. Fig. 5 isan end edgeview, and it shows also the -joint ribbon or Fig. 2 is a front eleva- Ytion, on part of which are indicated the crosspacking provided on twoadjacent or fourA edges of the tile. Fig. 6 is a vertical section. Fig.7 is a horizontal plan of tablets set in wall form and .arranged to forma partition of full width. Fig. ,8 is a plan view of tile set in wallform of half the thickness of Fig. -7. Fig. 9 indicates pla-in tiling.Part of it shows rough faces adapted to be smooth-faced on the wall.Fig. 10 represents paneled tiling with molding covering the joints. Fig.11 is a longitudinal section of a ceiling with moldings or adornments,showing the attachment of same with hook and nut passing through theclamp. Fig. 12 is a cross-section of a ceiling with plain surfaces. Thisfigure shows a clamp with hook and n'ut inside the is a cross-section ofthe central portion of the Fig. 17 is a perspecsocket at the middle.

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tive of a socket in the position it takes when holding avertieal wall.Fig. 1S is a perspective of the socket in the position ittakes whenholding a ceiling.

In Fig. 17 the means for holding the socket to the vertical post orstudis shown as a looped wire, being the same form which is shown in Fig. 7.In Fig. 18 the-device shown for sus pending the socket is shown as ahook terminating at its shank end with a screw.

The tiling may be in any desired geometrical gure, preferablyrectangular, either squares or parallelograms. Its face or obverse sidemay be finished fiat and smooth or in any ornamental configuration whichmay be desired, or it may be rough and provided with opposeddiagonally-running undercut beads to form key or clench, as shown inFig. 9. The reverse side has a marginal cornice running entirely aroundthe tile, and those parts of the marginal cornice Il which are intendedto be placed vertically are concaved with a curved rabbet C. Betweenthose vertical sides which are ra bbeted are vertical ribs A, at therearmost side of which is a groove a, adapted to receive puttyorcement,as hereinafter described.

Between the Vertical ribs A are shorter ribs B, both vertical andhorizontal, dividing the tile into small squares. This secondary ribbingis for the purpose, first, in order that the body of the tile may bemade thin and light and yet strong, the thin portion between the ribsbeing small and the ribs being large enough to add the requisite amountof strength to the tile. The second purpose is to enable the cavitiesbetween the ribs to be filled with some porous material, such as thatindicated at b, which will act to prevent the vibration and consequenttransmission of sounds through the walls. That portion of the tile whichlies in front of the ribs and constitutes the body of the tile hasembedded in it a fiber or wire-netting F,and in each tile twocross-wires G, which extend from corner to corner of the tile, and eachof which wires terminates at each end with an eye G, adapted to engageover the hook or pin by which the tile is held in place.

At the corner of each tile and at the middle of each side of each tileis a recess D. This recess D extends from the extreme back of themolding H to an angular rabbet I,that entirely surrounds the tile. Therabbet I surrounds the tile and furnishes a small angular grooveimmediately at the rear of the edges, running around the front of thetile, into which groove when the tiles are hung is placed a cement orputty used to completely fill the cracks or joints between adjacenttiles.

The joint edges of the marginal cornice are provided withastrip ofribbon of any suitable flexible cushioning material, which may befclt,cloth,orany similar material. Such a strip is indicated at E inFigs. 1, 3, 5, and G. There may be interposed between the two walls asheet of such material, as indicated at R in Fig. 7.

Means by which the tile are hung to the wall or ceiling are shown inFigs. 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18.

The studding of the wall are composed, preferably, of iron pipe ortubing, angle-bars, or rectangular bars of considerably-smaller sizethan the thickness of the wall which is to be constructed. Aroundthestuddingareplaced hooks, which in shape conform to the shape of thestud or joist with which they are used. A wire, such as that shown inFig. 17, may be bent around the stud, or a hook and nut, such as thatshown in Fig, 18, may be used.

The tileusupport consists of a metal saddle, (shown in Figs. 13 to 18,)and this saddle has its main part of a flat sheet of metal, with one ormore stiffening-flutin gs runnin g lengthwise of it and with the sidesof the metal cut and bent so that at each end there are flanges f fextending to one side and at the middle there are fianges e c extendingin the other direction, making a double trough, as it were, the cavitiesof which lie back to back. At the center a portion d is cut from thebody and left straight with one of the flanges This leaves in the bodyof the saddle, midway between the ends and at that side which isintended to lie farthest from the stud, a slot 'fi'. In the opening aregathered the meeting ends of the cross-wires that project from thecorners of the tile. -At the other side of the holder, opposite the slot1l through the fiange c, is a round hole i2 for the passage of the stemof the hook h. The hook h, if made of wire, as shown in Fig. 17, passesthrough thehole 2 and through a corresponding hole in the flangeopposite and is secured on the outside by, either bending the ends ofthe wire, as shown in Fig. 17, or by running a nut on a screw-threadedterminal, if that style be employed. Vith the wire connection shown inFig. 17 after the protruding ends of the wire are bent over to engageoutside the flange e of the saddle the saddle is drawn tightly upagainst the stud P by insertin g a wedge between the wires andspreadingthem, as indicated at n. This form of support is used, preferably, inthose cases where tile without the cross-wires G are used or where thecross-wires G are not engaged'over the supporting hook-stem. Where thecrosswires G are employed,ll prefer to use the hooks shown in Fig. 18,in which the hookstem is passed through the overlying eyes of themeeting corners of the tile, as indicated in Figs. 11 and 12 and asindicated in Fig. 18, where the position of the wires with the tileremoved therefrom is shown.

In erecting the wall the studding are put in place and a row of tiling,with hooks and supports K, placed in position and a second row of tilingplaced in position adjacent IOO 64eme y thereto, so that both cavitiesof the support K will be filled. In placing the tile in position theproper cement is placed between adjacent tiles within the lcavitiesformed between adjacent tiles by the rabbets I. After placing the tilein position thev wires or hooks h are properly caught through thecorner-eyes G and the nut run on the protruding end of the hook H, and,if desired, the nut is covered with a cap of plastic material similar tothe material of which the tile is formed,

By placing the tiles exactly opposite each other in a double wall, as isshown in Fig. 7, there is formed around each stud a circular cavity,within which. the stud lies, and is so arranged as to be entirely freefrom contact with the tile. The space between the stud and the tile maybe filled with cement or insulating material, as indicated in Fig. 7 andthe grooves a between the meeting edges of the wide ribs A arepreferably filled with cement, so that the opposite tiles are not onlyheld by the studs and holders K, but are cemented together.

If a thinner Wall is desired, it may be built without studding. In thiscase the tile are set to break joints, so that those running lengthwiseof one face of the wall are arranged with their joints alternating withthose of the other face of the wall. In this case a pair of holders Kare arranged and held together by bolts, which pass from one side to theother of the wall and tie the holding-sockets K together, and one set ofsockets engages with the upper and u nder sides of tiles at the middleof the tiles. The opposite holding-socket engages with the meeting endsof the two tiles above and the meeting ends of the two tiles below.

It is easily seen that if solid walls are desired the entire space leftbetween the two facing tiles may be filled with any suitable material.

What I claim is- 1. A tile provided with a marginal cornice' on itsreverse side, with two of the cornice-V lines rabbeted and with recessesfor the recep tion of a support, substantially as described.

2. A tile provided with a marginal cornice' on its reverse side, andwith grooved ribs crossing the tile, substantially as described.

3. A tile provided-with a marginal cornice on its reverse side, with tworabbeted cornice moldings, and with grooved ribs parallel to therabbeted cornice-moldings, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a tile, with wires em bedded therein crossing thetile diagonally, and projecting from the corners of the tile,substantially as described.

5. rlhe combination of a tile, with wires embedded therein crossing thetile diagonally, projecting from the corners and provided with terminalsadapted to engage supports, substantially as described.

6. In combination with a tile, a ribbon of cushioning material securedto the edge of said tile, substantially as described.

7. A tile having an angular rabbet around its edge and a recess at eachside of the tile adapted to receive a saddle, substantially asdescribed.

8. In combination with a tile provided with embedded wires havingprojecting ends, a saddle arranged with an opening to receive theprojecting ends of said wire, substantially' as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specifica tion in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRI HUBERT.

Vitnesses:

CHARLES F. BURTON, VIRGINIA M. CLoUGH.

